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Alexander Archipelago

American  

noun

  1. an archipelago off the coast of SE Alaska.


Alexander Archipelago British  
/ ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndə /

noun

  1. a group of over 1000 islands along the coast of SE Alaska

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fish and Wildlife Service in July said it determined a petition to provide Endangered Species Act protections to the Alexander Archipelago wolf may be warranted.

From Seattle Times Nov. 11, 2021

This comes amid concerns raised by conservation groups about the Alexander Archipelago wolf.

From Seattle Times Nov. 11, 2021

We’ve been dropped by seaplane into the thick of the action at a remote, permit-only beach on Admiralty Island in the Alexander Archipelago — with no dock, no services and no phone reception.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2020

They are believed to have settled the Panhandle and the Alexander Archipelago more than ten thousand years ago.

From The New Yorker Apr. 13, 2015

Remains of the rapidly passing native life of the Alexander Archipelago on the southeast coast of Alaska are conserved in the Old Kasaan National Monument on the east shore of Prince of Wales Island.

From The Book of the National Parks by Robert Sterling Yard

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